Will The U.S. Conduct Covert Military Actions Against Russia In Ukraine?

US Embassy in Kyiv on February 15, 2022. (Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency  

Newsweek: Russian Missteps Open Door for Biden to Wage Secret Drone War in Ukraine 

Russia's inability or unwillingness to close the skies over Ukraine has presented a potential opportunity for the United States to conduct a secret drone campaign in the conflict-ravaged country, current and former U.S. military officials familiar with the nation's drone program tell Newsweek. 

And with chaos on the ground in Ukraine, these sources said it would be possible to obscure who was flying the unmanned aerial combat systems and at the same time avoid belying Biden's public promises not to send U.S. troops to take on Russian soldiers. 

"Biden's statement about no U.S. service members in Ukraine opens the door wide to covert drones as well as CIA paramilitary in the country," one former senior U.S. intelligence officer told Newsweek.  

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WNU Editor: I would not be surprised if there are hundreds of US intelligence personnel in Ukraine right now. But planning and launching covert military strikes against Russian forces. That is a different story.